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The Grasshopper Railroad This page is about the history of the "Grasshopper" Railroad that once ran from Sedalia/Midway, Ohio to Clasville Junction and/or South Kingman, Ohio

The "Grasshopper" railroad is a name used for what was originally the Waynesville, Port William and Jeffersonville Railroad. This page offers info about the book written by Mike Mason and Roger Starnes on the line that ran from 1875 through 1939 in Ohio.

10/10/2026
While trying to access my Flickr account tonight, I did a search for “Starnes”, my last name, and found this! :)Looks li...
10/02/2026

While trying to access my Flickr account tonight, I did a search for “Starnes”, my last name, and found this! :)

Looks like this belongs to the guy below with some info on where it was...hope they let me keep it!

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Starnes Tower, Springfield, IL
STARNES TOWER, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

Built: ?
Closed: ?
Status: Demolished

John and Roger Kujawa photo, Thomas Dyrek collection.

Hopefully, many of you who follow my page are also familiar with Dan West and his website at https://www.west2k.com/ohio...
09/07/2026

Hopefully, many of you who follow my page are also familiar with Dan West and his website at https://www.west2k.com/ohio.htm. I saw last week that he had Claysville Junction listed as a station in Warren County Ohio, but had no image. I knew Mike Mason and I had a great image for that depot and turning-Y of the Grasshopper and the Little Miami RR. The station was just south of Roxanna-New Burlington Road, about 1.4 miles walking. I shared our image with Dan West and he got it posted. Thanks, Dan! -- Please use and share Dan's site, but also feel free to send him some thank you support if you can. You can see the station here: https://www.west2k.com/ohstations/warren.shtml just scroll down to Claysville Junction.

Franklin (CN & CCC&St.L) - Originally just a CN station, this building also served the Big 4 after the Carlisle Cutoff went into operation in 1911. This was the second CN passenger station at this location. According to NYC valuation records, it was built in 1902. The first station, built by the CJ&...

08/23/2026

Ethan Williams started a campaign at age 8 to save a historic Rittman train depot. Now 18, he has succeeded. See link below ⬇️

📸 Mike Schenk/The Daily Record

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Port William, OH
45164

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+19372870145

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